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Resurrection of Oxythyrea abigailoides Mikšić, 1978 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) based on new morphological, morphometrical and molecular data

Department of Zoology; Faculty of Science; Charles University; Viničná 7; CZ-128 00 Praha 2; Czech Republic
Department of Zoology; Faculty of Science; Charles University; Viničná 7; CZ-128 00 Praha 2; Czech Republic
Department of Zoology; Faculty of Science; Charles University; Viničná 7; CZ-128 00 Praha 2; Czech Republic
Department of Entomology; National Museum of the Czech Republic; Cirkusová 1740; CZ-193 00 Praha 9; Czech Republic
Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Cetoniini leucocelina flower chafers taxonomy resurrected name redescription Mediterranean Palaearctic region

Abstract

Oxythyrea abigailoides Mikšić, 1978, resurrected species, is removed from synonymy with Oxythyrea dulcis Reitter, 1899 and regarded as a separate species. The differential diagnosis of both species is presented on the basis of clearly different morphological, morphometric and molecular characters. Complete chresonomy to both species is given and known geographical distribution to date is summarized and mapped.

 

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